Just as left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland was starting to round into form, the Colorado Rockies lost the veteran for at least two weeks due to a lower back injury.

The Colorado Rockies on Sunday placed left-hander Kyle Freeland on the injured list with lower back stiffness, while left-hander Austin Gomber was activated from the 60-day IL and lefty Carson Palmquist was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque.

The Colorado Rockies reinstated left-hander Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list before his start in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves but lost another lefty starter, Kyle Freeland, to an injury.